4. What is a Natural resource ?
• Natural Resources are Resources that come
from nature.
• Thus water is an important Natural resource.
5. Why do we need water ?
• Water is probably the most important resource on
Earth.
• Our body is approximately 60 percent water, your brain
is 70 percent water. In fact, we could only live for a
few days without drinking water.
• We also need water to grow plants and care for
animals, cook our food, bathe and brush our teeth,
flush the toilet, and wash our clothes.
6. How do We use Water ?
Some uses of water are: Household, Recreational and Personal
activities
Personal use-
-To drink it When thirsty, To take a shower.
House hold use-
-Wash clothes and dishes, To turn off an accidental flame.
Recreational use-
-Used in swimming pools and Tubs.
10. Some Sources of Water…
• WATER RESOURCES are sources that humans use.
• FRESH WATER is a renewable resource. Fresh water in
world is decreasing.
• SALT WATER, we can find salt especially in oceans. Salt
water is like a large amount of salt in the ocean.
11. Some General info about Water…
• Water is composed of two elements, Hydrogen and
Oxygen....
• Nearly 97% of the world's water is salty or undrinkable.
• Water regulates the Earth's temperature. ...
• 75% of the human brain is water and 75% of a living tree is
water.
13. Why does saving water matter?
Using less water actually
means you are:
Reducing energy use. Cleaning
waste water is an energy-
intensive process; so is heating
the hot water that comes out of
your taps.
Saving money. If you're on a
water meter, these tips above
could save you some.
22. Currently, there are 100 million people in
India who live in places with polluted water.
23. Atleast 650 towns and cities lie along the banks of
polluted rivers, which severely affects the quality of
groundwater in these places.
24. More than half of India’s groundwater is
contaminated, with high levels of fluoride,
extreme levels of nitrate, and high arsenic.
25. Going by current trends, two-thirds of the world’s
population may face water shortage by 2025.
Conflicts over water would cost us dearly.
26. Consciousness is growing..
We can conserve, and consciousness is
growing, but what about the new billions of
people coming into the planet over the next
few decades.
As water levels go down, the pollutants in it
get stronger. All of life is interdependent and
all of life needs water or....?
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29. How can we save water ?
• Wash laundry & dishes with full loads
• Always turn off running water
• Take shorter showers
• Eliminate any and all leaks
• Reduce the flow of toilets & showerheads
